A Windermere resident has been arrested in Saskatchewan for trafficking cocaine. On July 29, at approximately 12:50 a.m., Indian Head RCMP stopped a SUV on Highway 1…
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Regional wildfire round up
Entering the weekend, the East Kootenay is without ‘wildfires of note’ but still has six ‘out-of-control’ fires. Tower Creek wildfire (N10947) – Discovered on July 17;…
High hopes for EVR Summit Centre to break ground soon
A generous loan from the Fernie Academy Society will allow work to begin quickly The Elk Valley community could be using the EVR Summit Centre…
Air quality alerts cover region as smoke pools
Everyone in the East Kootenay is choking on smoke today, Friday, August 7, as wildfires burn in the region and beyond. An orange air quality…
Moose checking out Wapiti at Annex Park
The City of Fernie this morning (August 7) issued an alert of the presence a cow moose and calves in a city park set to…
Rotary breaks ground on Creekside Village
The Rotary Club of Cranbrook August 6 officially broke ground on Rotary Creekside Village, a project that will bring 12 new one-bedroom homes to local…
Sparwood Council Facts
The following is a synopsis of what occurred during the August 4 District of Sparwood council meeting. INFORMAL PUBLIC HEARING Development Variance Permit for 1501…
Highway work to begin August 10 near Radium
Mainroad East Kootenay, in partnership with the Ministry of Transportation and Transit, will be conducting major construction work on Highway 93/95 just south of Radium…
Rotary Park work begins Monday
New fencing and installation of a lighting system for the Cenotaph at Rotary Park in Cranbrook is to begin on Monday, August 10, with construction…
RCMP and SAR locate youth lost in the woods
On August 4, at approximately 2 a.m., Elk Valley RCMP was contacted by the mother of a 14-year-old youth reporting that her son had entered…